Patient's question:
Patient is male, 4 years old, with good health condition previously. Current condition: 1. Profuse sweating during the day and night. 2. Allergic cough, usually coughing for about two hours at night, then it stops, with no coughing at other times. 3. Easily catching a cold and developing cough after being exposed to cool air outdoors.Doctor's answer:
Modern medicine believes that children have a highly active metabolism and are lively and energetic, often sweating more than adults, which is a physiological phenomenon. Children with rickets, due to their frailty, tend to sweat excessively during the day and after falling asleep at night, which is known as night sweats. Additionally, night sweats can also occur in conditions such as active pulmonary tuberculosis, autonomic nervous system dysfunction, and rheumatic fever.Traditional Chinese medicine holds that this condition is caused by an imbalance of yin and yang and a failure of the body's defense mechanisms (cangli), leading to abnormal sweating. It is often related to yin deficiency in the three organs of the heart, lungs, and kidneys. Common symptoms include sweating all over the body during sleep and stopping after waking up, often accompanied by symptoms such as five-palm heat (palms, soles, and heart), dry mouth, and thirst.